On Electoral Reforms in Japan And the Adams Method —From the Viewpoint of Apportionment—

Abstract

Abstract. Adams’ method of apportionment has burst into the spotlight in the recentelectoral reforms in Japan. The media tells that it can give the distribution of seats in a legislature, based proportionally on the population of electoral districts, in addition, reducing the disparity of one vote value. As a matter of fact, the method is not well known in our country. Under the Adams method, therefore, we allocate legislative seats in several countries, specifically, in Japan, France and Canada, and then we examine the results of seat allocations carefully.